Healing the Soul Wound: Indigenous People & the Colonial Template with Eduardo Duran

Add to Calendar11/14/2014 7:00 pm11/14/2014 9:00 pmAmerica/Los_AngelesHealing the Soul Wound: Indigenous People & the Colonial Template with Eduardo DuranDuran will focus on how to merge Native Clinical Practice with Western Practice through the shifting of cultural metaphor, and on how colonialism and historical trauma have impacted indigenous peoples.California Institute of Integral Studies1453 Mission StreetSan Francisco, CA 94103falseMM/DD/YYYY

In this lecture, Duran will focus on how to merge Native Clinical Practice with Western Practice through the shifting of cultural metaphor. In his practice, Duran has found that there are profound similarities in both approaches and he will discuss how these can work within therapeutic as well as Traditional Native modalities.

Eduardo Duran, PhD, has been working as a clinical psychologist for more than two decades. Much of his clinical and research work has concentrated on working with the legacy of historical trauma. Historical trauma is the trauma that occurs in families and is then passed on to the following generation unless the trauma or soul wounding is dealt with. Through that process he has learned that wounding of the spirit has been endured by most people in the world. The lessons learned from this work are relevant to most people presenting with therapeutic issues. Duran has served as a professor of psychology in several graduate settings and continues to teach and lecture in community settings all over the world.

Born in northern New Mexico, Duran relocated to California with his family at age 14. He worked in the fields as a migrant farm worker. At age 17 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he served for 6 years on board submarines and other vessels during the Vietnam war. Once he was discharged he became interested in psychology and began his studies, while working for the Navy as an engineering psychologist.

His path took a turn after his last visit with his grandfather, changing career trajectory to become a clinical psychologist. He attained his PhD degree and has since worked in community settings until the past year. Presently, he is in private practice and consulting.

LECTUREFriday, November 14, 20147:00PM-9:00PMCIIS Main Building$15/$20 at the door